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Am I white Irish?

243 replies

SmallNuts · 01/12/2022 21:12

Parents are from Ireland, have the accent, moved when they were late twenties.

i was born in England. Have an Irish passport. Live in England.

can I consider myself white Irish?

it’s for diversity monitoring.

OP posts:
AndyWarholsPiehole · 01/12/2022 21:13

Of course you can.

legalseagull · 01/12/2022 21:14

You're British though if you were born here aren't you?

x2boys · 01/12/2022 21:16

Apparently you can consider yourself an Irish person who.was born overseas or something like that ,my Dad is Irish so I'm also entitled to an Irish passport I was born in England however and have always lived here ,I personally consider myself white British.

Squeezita · 01/12/2022 21:16

But where are you REALLY from, OP?

Jokes. Yes, you’re White Irish.

HugHeart · 01/12/2022 21:16

Yes you can.

ImissSclub7 · 01/12/2022 21:16

I don't see why you can't.

TheKeatingFive · 01/12/2022 21:17

Sure

Fleur405 · 01/12/2022 21:17

legalseagull · 01/12/2022 21:14

You're British though if you were born here aren't you?

people born in the UK are not necessarily British citizens if born after 1983 unless at least one parent is British.

HugHeart · 01/12/2022 21:17

You have to choose a county though 😉

Hereward1332 · 01/12/2022 21:17

Imagine a posh octogenarian lady persistently asking you where you are from...

Fleur405 · 01/12/2022 21:18

Yes maybe the form says where are you really from?

xJ0y · 01/12/2022 21:19

Where were you brought up?
I'd consider you English tbh
(I am Irish)
Obviously English with Irish parents, like.... Boy George or Dermot O'Leary, Jimmy Carr, Steve Coogan, I think of them as British but I know their parents were Irish.

xJ0y · 01/12/2022 21:19

Squeezita · 01/12/2022 21:16

But where are you REALLY from, OP?

Jokes. Yes, you’re White Irish.

😆

xJ0y · 01/12/2022 21:22

Is this diversity monitoring a work thing?

BrennieGirl · 01/12/2022 21:22

If you were born and raised in the UK then I'd say you are British.

IWishIWasABaller · 01/12/2022 21:23

I would also consider you British if born and raised in the UK

Whooppppp · 01/12/2022 21:24

Is white Irish one of the boxes when you specify ethnicity ?

This has made me really think...

So im white other, as I am white European- not British / not born in Britain.

My kids were born here and are British. But when I tick the box for them, I always tick white other or white European... should I tick white British for them ??

Their dad was born in Britain to European parents and holds a British and European passport. I don't think he ticks the white British box either. Should he ? Confused

Changingmynameyetagain · 01/12/2022 21:24

My mum and dad are Irish, I was born and brought up in England. I have both British and Irish passports.
I consider myself Irish, I don’t have any English family, my entire extended family is still in Ireland.
My children however are English, even though they have Irish passports too.

Singleandproud · 01/12/2022 21:28

You have the same heritage as my dad and he has an Irish passport and I'd call him British as I would myself even though I could also get an Irish passport.

If relevant and it rarely has been I'm British with Irish heritage, the only times this has ever actually come up is because DD has firey red hair and people wonder where it comes from and also at a dermatology appointment discussing my colouring and many freckles/moles.

Singleandproud · 01/12/2022 21:30

Also I had my Ancestry DNA done and providing that is accurate I'm 47% Irish and only 5% English the rest is a mix of Scotland and Sweden which we never knew about.

Lesina · 01/12/2022 21:31

You are Irish. White or otherwise you are Irish.

BrennieGirl · 01/12/2022 21:32

My mother and sisters were all born in the UK but were grew up in Ireland. They all consider themselves Irish. So I think it depends on where you were brought up.

I really don't think you can consider yourself Irish if you weren't brought up there.

LynLynette · 01/12/2022 21:32

Have you ever been to Ireland?

LydiaBennetsUglyBonnet · 01/12/2022 21:33

No

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 01/12/2022 21:33

I'm Irish and would consider you English/British.

But if you want to identify as white Irish that's your business.